Following their mother’s death, thirty-something disasters Harold and Meredith return to their hometown of Gravesby in the North of England for the funeral. There they must also contend with the ICS, their late mother’s social care business. But the ICS and its clients are a lot stranger than the siblings expected… Content Warnings: Alcohol & alcoholism Arguments (inc. family conflict) Parental death Childhood trauma Emotional breakdown Strong language & sexual references Vicarious embarrassment Discussions of: grief and loss, funerals Mentions of: food, eviction, threats/violence, vomit, drug use, fainting, physical violence, blades (inc. SFX) SFX: shouting, crying, repetitive buzzing & knocking, eating/drinking, misophonia
Meredith joins Frank for her first house visit and comes across a supernatural mystery. Meanwhile, Harold is convinced the ICS is a scam and tries to turn the situation to his advantage. Content Warnings: Alcohol use & alcoholism Arguments Depression & self-hatred Hospitals Violence & injury Sexual references & strong language Discussion of: grief & loss, sex work, childhood trauma, abusive relationships, invasion of privacy Mentions of: loss of consciousness, food, police, panic, vomit, vampires, threats SFX: crying, shouting, ringing, misophonia
While Harold sits in on a vampire support group and prepares to give an important speech, Meredith and Godbolt find they don’t see eye-to-eye. Content Warnings: Addiction & recovery Alcohol use Arguments (inc. shouting) Manipulation Social anxiety & panic attacks Vicarious embarrassment Victim blaming & dehumanisation Sexual references & strong language Discussions of: discrimination, substance abuse, poverty & homelessness, romantic rejection Mentions of: vehicular accident, dementia, police & arrests, food, injury, parental death & funerals, violence SFX: ringing, crying
The ICS team start refurbishing St Mark’s Church while Frank and Lily discuss some strange disappearances. Harold’s problems just keep getting worse, and Meredith meets someone new on her house visits. Content Warnings: Alcohol use Arguments & shouting/crying Panic & anxiety Manipulation Mugging & physical violence Vicarious embarrassment Sexual references & explicit language Discussions of: kidnapping, dementia, police & imprisonment, self-recrimination, outing (supernatural) Mentions: food, rot, hospitals & injury, fat shaming & bullying SFX: drilling, ringing, repetitive beeping, misophonia
As the public take out their anger on the ICS, Godbolt has a shocking revelation for Meredith and Harold plans an exit strategy. Content Warnings: Arguments & emotional manipulation Right-wing rhetoric & prejudice Panic & anxiety (inc. vocalisation) Physical violence & mobs (inc. SFX) Alcohol use Police (inc. forced entry SFX) Supernatural transformation (inc. SFX) Explicit language Discussions of: self-hatred & low self-esteem SFX: ticking, phones ringing & beeping, smashing & growling
The ICS is in ruins. Friends are missing; enemies are rallying. As everything comes to a head, Meredith and Harold must both find their own ways forward. Content Warnings: Physical violence & injury Panic (inc. vocalisation) & anxiety Supernatural transformation (inc. SFX) Right-wing rhetoric & prejudice Fire (inc. SFX) Emotional abuse & manipulation Grief & loss (inc. vocalisation) Explicit language Discussions of: possessiveness, self-hatred & self-recrimination, childhood trauma (inc. parental neglect), kidnapping & dehumanisation Mentions of: police, food, hospitals, human remains, death, suicide, rehabilitation SFX: growling & animal sounds, coughing, distorted speech, whispering, phones ringing, glass, high pitched sound (40:50-40:56, 45:18-45:20)